collegiate institute
Americannoun
noun
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President Currier, of the collegiate institute, had a daughter, Miss Nellie, who wanted to study Latin more than anything else in the world.
From A Man of Honor by Eggleston, George Cary
Arriving in Philadelphia about nine o'clock the next day, Mr. Billy ate a hasty breakfast and proceeded to the little collegiate institute in which Robert had once been a professor, as the reader will remember.
From A Man of Honor by Eggleston, George Cary
The collegiate institute and provincial normal school add to its educational importance.
From Canada West by Canada. Dept. of the interior
It has many flour, paper, saw, and woollen mills, and other manufactories, and is the seat of a collegiate institute and of the Lawrence University.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
In consequence of these changes we shall hereafter be deprived of your valuable assistance in the collegiate institute.
From A Man of Honor by Eggleston, George Cary
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